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The federal government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation has emerged as a surprise backer of Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium mine, and has outlined a broad range of projects that may attract future support.

The South Australian government has awarded Elon Musk’s Tesla the contract to build the world's largest lithium ion battery to supply the state with renewable energy, outbidding local company Carnegie Clean Energy.

Yara Pilbara and Engie have received a $1 million boost for a planned renewable hydrogen project from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, but Western Australia will not be involved in the establishment of a new Australian Hydrogen Centre.

Government intervention in energy markets has grown in recent years, with winners chosen potentially at the expense of consumers.

Woodside has long-term hopes to install up to 500 megawatts of solar generation and 2 gigawatt hours of batteries near Karratha, environmental documents show.

France-based power producer Neoen has lodged an application to build a 1,000-megawatt battery energy storage system, at an estimated cost of $675 million.

The Shire of Collie has backed international power producer Neoen's proposal for a $675 million, 1,000-megawatt battery energy storage system on a 31.4-hectare piece of land in Palmer.

A development assessment panel has approved more than $300 million worth of renewable energy projects to be built in Western Australia.

Renewable generators may not earn enough revenue to attract investment as the state shuts down coal, a major electricity market review has found.

More than $1 billion worth of renewable energy projects in Western Australia are closer to fruition following a regional planning body’s approvals today.

The state government has committed $2.8 billion to four green energy projects, as part of an ongoing commitment to its net zero emissions by 2050 target.

Collie is set to have two large-scale battery energy storage systems, with French renewable energy company Neoen proceeding with construction of a 219 megawatt unit.

Ground has broken on construction of a 100-megawatt battery at Alinta’s Wagerup power station which will help smooth out supply for power in the state’s South West.

Construction of a 100-megawatt battery to power WA homes and stabilise the state's biggest energy grid has begun.

Western Australia’s second state-owned battery storage system is expected to be up and running by late October, with early work on a third to start in a matter of weeks.

Neoen’s stage 2 project at Collie adds to grid-scale energy storage batteries being built by Synergy and Alinta, with a combined cost in excess of $3 billion.

Synergy has awarded a $160 million contract to Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited for work on its major Collie battery project.

All the talk is on renewables, yet there are no major wind or solar projects currently under construction in WA’s South West.

ANALYSIS: Incentives from the Australian Energy Market Operator to stimulate growth of the state’s battery storage capacity may have dented a renewable project’s production vision.

The first stage of Neoen’s Collie big battery has started operating ahead of schedule, the biggest project of its kind in the state.

Renewable energy giant Neoen has joined a long list of companies aiming to develop wind farms in WA’s South West, though none are currently under construction.

The federal government has selected 19 renewables energy projects for support under its Capacity Investment Scheme but WA projects will have to wait for the next round.

A plan to build a 490-megawatt wind farm in the Mid West has been put before federal regulators, as its developers push to begin producing energy by 2028.

Collie will host one of Australia’s largest Tesla remanufacturing facilities after reaching an agreement with the WA government as part of the town's transition from coal to renewables.

SOUTH WEST: Despite the interest in the renewable energy sector, big plans for offshore wind farms off the Bunbury coast are becalmed.